Pierced from Within
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Pierced from Within is the third album by the death metal band Suffocation, released in 1995.
Both this album and Effigy of the Forgotten have been re-released by Roadrunner Records as part of the Two from the Vault series.
Background and recording
"Synthetically Revived" is a re-recording of the song of the same name from the Human Waste EP and "Breeding the Spawn" is a re-recording of the title track from the band's previous album.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Before 2013's Pinnacle of Bedlam, this was the only full-length album by Suffocation not to feature Mike Smith as a drummer. It is the band's last album with guitarist Doug Cerrito and bassist Chris Richards, and the only with drummer Doug Bohn.
Music
The album's musical style has been described as "fast, intricately technical, immaculately heavy." The album's tracks have been described as "complex, savage riff collages that reveal more of themselves with each listen."[1] At 45 minutes and 31 seconds, Pierced from Within is the band’s longest album to date.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Artwork
The album artwork was originally intended to be colored blue. However, the album was printed incorrectly. The original blue album cover was correctly printed on some of the band's merchandise, such as T-shirts.[2][3]
Legacy
Pierced From Within has been called Suffocation's "watershed moment", and guitarist Terrance Hobbs has cited the album as his favorite the band has done.[4][5]
Loudwire named the album as the greatest album in the brutal death metal genre. Music journalist Eduardio Riveria explained: "While most metal fans were still just getting used to death metal’s natural brutality, Long Island’s Suffocation were already taking things up a notch and pushing the young genre to new domains. Pretty soon – right around the release of their career-defining third opus, ‘Pierced from Within’ – yet another subgenre description was required, and soon the band and others of their ilk fell into the brutal death metal category."[6]
Track listing
- All songs written by Suffocation except where noted.
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Personnel
- Suffocation
- Frank Mullen - vocals
- Terrance Hobbs - lead guitar
- Doug Cerrito - rhythm guitar
- Chris Richards - bass
- Doug Bohn - drums
- Production
- Produced by Scott Burns & Suffocation
- Engineered and mixed by Scott Burns
- Assistant engineer: Dave Welner
- Recorded and mixed at Morrisound Recording, Tampa, FL, USA
- Mastered by Mike Fuller at Fullersound, Miami, FL, USA
- Cover art: Hiro Takahashi
References
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